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The Soleil Royal was destroyed as a result of the Battle of Barfleur, prior to events named as the Battle of La Hogue

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Willem van de Velde the Younger: The burning of the French flagship Soleil Royal in Cherbourg Bay during the protracted battle of La Hogue, 22nd-24th May 1692  wikidata:Q59296266 reasonator:Q59296266
Artist
Workshop of Willem van de Velde the Younger  (1633–1707)  wikidata:Q432266
 
Workshop of Willem van de Velde the Younger
Alternative names
Willem van de Velde , Willem Willemsz. van de Velde
Description Dutch-English painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 18 December 1633 (baptised) 6 April 1707 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Leiden Greenwich
Work location
Amsterdam (1652-1656), London (ca. 1673-1707)
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q4233718,P1774,Q432266
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Title
English: The burning of the French flagship Soleil Royal in Cherbourg Bay during the protracted battle of La Hogue, 22nd-24th May 1692
Français : L'incendie des vaisseaux français dont le navire amiral le Soleil Royal dans la baie de Cherbourg au cours de la longue bataille de La Hougue, 22 au 24 mai 1692
Nederlands: Het branden van de Franse vlaggenschip Soleil Royal in Cherbourg Bay tijdens de langdurige strijd van La Hogue, 22-24 mei 1692
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre marine art Edit this at Wikidata
Date between 1692 and 1707
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1692-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1707-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 71.2 cm (28 in); width: 91.5 cm (36 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,71.2U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,91.5U174728
Private collection
institution QS:P195,Q768717
Object history The Marquess of Sligo; Christie's, London, 20 May 1955, [part] lot 29, as P. Monamy (sold 60 gns.); Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 27 October 1961, [part] lot 103, as P. Monamy (sold 380 gns.)
References christies.com
Source/Photographer Christie's, LotFinder: entry 5127567

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